The human skin cell shedding rate (called the desquamation rate) depends on factors such as the location of the skin being considered, the total area being considered, and the person's age. Even keeping the skin location, skin area, and age constant will result in different rates for different individuals.
The basic data for making approximate calculations can be found at http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v74/n1/abs/5616091a.html
and Table 2 in particular.
As an example, if we take the average rate of all subjects and all sample areas given in the Table 2 referenced above, we obtain an average rate of 945 cells per square centimeter per hour. Let's assume 945 cells per square centimeter per hour is close to the average desquamation rate for the entire body even though it depends on location and the table gives actual rates that vary from a low of 530 to a high of 1856. There are 10,000 square centimeters in a square meter. Average adult humans have a skin area of somewhere between 1.5 and 2.0 square meters. This means the average human has somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 square centimeters of skin. Multiplying this area by the average of 945 cells per square centimeter per hour gives us
14,175,000 to 18,900,000 cells per hour or
236,250 to 315,000 cells per minute
Um idk but why would you need to know use a science book and stop trying to cheat off the internet.
Humans do shed skin. When skin cells die, it falls off your body it's called Desquamation. Every hour nearly 40,000 skin cells are shed, and it takes one skin cell about a month to complete the desquamation process. In fact, person from 2009 that says humans don't shed, the dust in your home is mostly dead skin cells. Your dead skin literally falls off your body.
one layer every hour
Yes.
Skin cells simply drop off
One type, which is in every human. We shed so much everyday.
30,000 to 40,000
Because animals such as caterpillars and snakes do not shed dead skin cells individually, an entire layer peals off at once instead. Whereas us humans shed millions of dead skin cells every day without us realizing it. :)
It depends on the size of the animal, and also keep in mind that they shed skin cells everyday just like humans.
We do ! It's just that we shed our skin in bits and pieces (that's where most of the household dust comes from - dead skin cells !) Reptiles on the whole, shed their skin in one piece.
Humans are constantly shedding their skin; dead skin cells are one of the major components of the dust you get around the house. Because they r not adapted to these types of surroundings
for children about 50 days but for adults about 100 days
Every second.